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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday extended support to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by saying that India's position on PoK is very clear and it is a part of India and we don't see any reason to change the stance.

"I don't think I need to really reiterate our position on PoK. I don't need to clarify the Home Minister's statement in Parliament. Our position on Pok is very clear; we consider it a part of India and we certainly see no reason to change our statement," MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.

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Bagchi's remark came in response to a question regarding Pakistan's rejection of Union Home Minister Amit Shah'sstatement in the Lok Sabha, saying 'PoK is ours'.

During his speech in the Lok Sabha, Amit Shah reiterated that Kashmir, which is occupied by Pakistan, is a part of India.

Shah said, "The Delimitation (Commission) went everywhere in J-K. The representatives of several communities, including Kashmiri migrants and people displaced in PoK, had submitted applications to them regarding their representation in state assembly. I am happy that the commission has taken cognizance of this and the (then) Election Commissioner of India has nominated two seats in state assembly for Kashmiri migrants and one seat for a person displaced in PoK, which has been occupied unauthorizedly by Pakistan."

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"Earlier there were 37 seats in Jammu (division), now there are 43. Earlier there were 46 in Kashmir, now there are 47. And 24 seats for PoK have been reserved, Kyuki Woh Hamara Hai (because PoK is ours)," he added.